Justice & Public Safety
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The app is aimed at providing residents and visitors of the county with quick information, jail info, mental health resources and more. It also offers users the ability to submit tips directly to authorities. -
Windsor, Conn., is turning off cameras that take photos of license plates, citing a list of concerns that includes federal agencies previously accessing the data in an effort to enforce immigration laws.
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A bipartisan, two-bill package would define the systems and set limits on how they collect, store and share data. The information could only be kept 14 days in most cases and its use would be prescribed.
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A House commission hearing on drone policy discussed the issues of confidentiality, safety and the possibility of hampering an emerging industry.
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After blocking a vote on expanded drone use on crowds, the Illinois House of Representatives has revised and approved the expansion.
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The drones have supplemented the agency’s work to the point that going on without them is not an option, according to officials.
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The Sheriff's office assured that the drones would be strictly regulated.
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The MN Cyber Range has comprehensive, realistic courses that are billed as a “flight simulator for cyberattacks.”
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The site will feature a 150-foot runway, four vertical take-off and landing pads, an observation tower, a flight operations control center, and a large netted drone area.
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Last year, city officials weighed the implementation of the technology, estimating it could cost the police department as much as $6 million.
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The Boston PD purchased the drones to get new views of crime scenes, but the tools won’t be used until the community engagement process has taken place.
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A 5-4 vote now officially bars police from being able to access data like call listings and location without a warrant.
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The county is expected to choose a contractor for "unmanned aircraft services" in the next few weeks.
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Law enforcement and security contractors have to worry a lot more about security at events now than they used to.
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Tech like mail-screening device and body scanners will be put to use to more easily find contraband.
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Forty-two body cameras have been deployed to officers, and new in-car camera systems are coming soon.
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The ruling requires that gun manufacturers must do their best to comply with a state law requiring new handgun models to imprint their bullets with traceable micro stamps.
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The bill passed with lobbying from an Arizona-based company that sells the cameras.
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A partnership with Ring Video Doorbells is giving law enforcement new tools in the fight against crime.
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Henderson County Public Schools created a tool to let students and parents reports threats and concerning student behavior to administrators and authorities
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People's most private information isn't on paper locked in desks anymore – it's online, stored on corporate servers. The Supreme Court now says some privacy protections cover that data.
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